Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Wednesday Blog

Hello and Welcome again to Welch's Blog. We are going to start posting a Blog on Wednesday's with a some info on meat and a recipe to go with it!

We will start today with a little talk about the many ways to prepare Italian Sausage. Italian Sausage is a meat that consists of Ground Pork and Italian Spices mixed together and either left in bulk, made into patties or stuffed into a sausage casing.

There are many ways to use Italian Sausage for your meal, whether as the main dish or in sauces.

Here are some examples:

* Cook Sausage in casing on stove, grill or oven and add peppers and onions with a red sauce and serve on a bun.

* Cook Sausage in casing or patty and serve on a bun with sauteed Peppers, Onion and Mushrooms

*Make a "Pizza Burger" which consists of a Italian Sausage patty covered with pizza sauce and Mozzarella Cheese. (And veggies if you like)

* Italian Sausage is also great for using with pizza, spaghetti sauces, lasagna, mostaccioli, and many other Italian dishes.

Here is a easy slow cooker recipe that is nice for (unfortunately) a back to school meal: 8 links of Italian Sausage 1 26oz. jar spaghetti sauce 1 bell pepper, seeded and sliced into strips 1 onion sliced

Place the Italian Sausage links, spaghetti sauce, green pepper and onion into a slow cooker. Stir to coat everything in sauce. Cover and cook on Low for 6 hours. Serve on your choice of roll or bun. **Also great topped with mozzarella cheese** Enjoy!